New Delhi--Khan
Market, adjoining Lodi Garden.
It is really
a contrast of 500 years old history folded together. Lodi Garden is 1200 years old,
where we have tomb and garden with tress of all genres, even bamboo tree in
this part of geography which does not allow bamboo to grow. it
contains, Mohammed Shah's Tomb, Sikander Lodi's Tomb.
The tomb of Mohammed Shah, the last of the Sayyid
dynasty rulers, the earliest of the tombs in the garden,
was built in 1444 by Ala-ud-din Alam Shah as a tribute to Mohammed Shah. As
there is little architecture from these two periods remaining in India, Lodi
Gardens is an important place of preservation. The tomb of Mohammed Shah is
visible from the road, and is the earliest structure in the gardens. The
architecture is characterized by the octagonal chamber, with stone chhajjas on
the roof and guldastas on the corners.
Whereas,
within two kilometres reach we have one of the oldest market place in New Delhi
being developed in .It has single
storey building structure and place where we can find fine restaurants and even
car repair shops. All along designers shops and even some of the best street
food even at 8 AM in the morning. Established
in 1951, the U-shaped, double-storey market complex originally had 154 shops
and 74 flats on the first floor for shopkeepers,
So it worth
to visit, some time i suggested my friend who stayed in hotel along market
named 'The Ambassador Hotel' next door, built in 1945 in mix of British and Art
Deco style. The building is now a heritage property.
Thanks for reading
By Shailesh Sharma Pokhriyal..March 2013
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